Threat of thunderstorms, hail and tornadoes ushers in Easter weekend
Here's which stores are open and what's closed on Easter Sunday in Massachusetts
Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston University. Easter Sunday is April 5, and some grocery stores and other businesses in Massachusetts are ann
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Read Full ArticleIs there mail over Easter weekend?
Easter Sunday falls this year on April 5. While there won't be any postal service on the day itself, many customers are wondering if mail will still be delivered on the surrounding holidays. Here's what to know about services from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), UPS, and FedEx during the Easter holi
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Read Full ArticleA guide to Good Friday, Easter Sunday 2026 store closings this weekend
With Good Friday and Easter Sunday happening this weekend, many are wondering what will and won't be open during the holidays. April 3 is Good Friday, followed by Easter Sunday on April 5. For those celebrating, the weekend will be full of going to church, family dinners and Easter baskets with ch
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Read Full ArticleThreat of thunderstorms, hail and tornadoes ushers in Easter weekend
Severe thunderstorms will move across the middle of the country starting on Friday and end the weekend with drenching downpours along the East Coast. High winds, a risk of dangerous tornadoes and a mix of rain, snow and ice are in store around the country on April 3 ahead of the Easter holiday week
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Read Full ArticleRome Law Enforcement on High Alert for Via Crucis and Easter Events
Rome law enforcement officers are on high alert ahead of Good Friday's highly-anticipated Way of the Cross led by Pope Leo XIV and other Easter-related events. Pope Leo will preside this year's Via Crucis, or Way of the Cross procession on Friday night at the Colosseum in the Italian capital, and w
“highly-anticipated Way of the Cross”
'Highly-anticipated' is emotionally charged promotional language where a neutral alternative like 'annual' or 'planned' exists, amplifying excitement beyond factual description.
Santa Ana wind event expected to bring strong gusts to Southern California over Easter weekend
Chelsea Hylton is a web producer for CBS Los Angeles. An Inglewood native, Hylton has her master's degree from USC. She covers local breaking news across the Southern California region. Before joining CBS in 2024, she worked at NBC LA, Telemundo 52, The Los Angeles Times and KOMO 4 News in Seattle.
“A strong Santa Ana wind event is expected to rattle parts of Southern California over the Easter weekend”
The verb 'rattle' is emotionally charged and implies disruptive force where a neutral alternative like 'affect' or 'impact' exists, amplifying the sense of threat beyond the factual description.
McCaa: News reports from the first Easter
Dallas can imagine how a public execution and wild conspiracy theory rocked a city. In North Texas, we tend to believe no weekend could ever be as momentously news-making as the second to last weekend in November 1963. The shocking public assassination of a president and the equally stunning execut
“Dallas can imagine how a public execution and wild conspiracy theory rocked a city.”
Establishes a narrative template by mapping the historical Passion narrative onto Dallas's JFK assassination, predetermining how readers should interpret the historical events that follow.
“we're still telling it”
Frames the Easter story as a narrative of enduring triumph that continues to this day, selectively directing interpretation toward its religious significance rather than presenting it as a historical account with multiple interpretations.
“The establishment wanted him gone.”
The author's editorial summary imposes a causal interpretation that the religious establishment caused Jesus's removal, nudging beyond what the attributed historical account alone supports.
War In The Land Of Jesus Shows Us Why Easter Matters
While Christians around the world prepare to celebrate Easter, the Middle East -- the very place Jesus once walked -- is again consumed by war. From Gaza to American and Israeli-led attacks on Iran that have escalated into a broader regional war, the events in the lands that birthed Christianity rem
“the consequences of rejecting the great gift of His salvation are eternal separation from His kingdom and irreparable loss of fellowship with God”
Amplifies threat and anxiety by framing rejection of Christian faith as leading to 'eternal separation' and 'irreparable loss,' maximizing fear to drive acceptance.
“the message of Easter is not abstract -- it is urgent: repent, believe in Him, and be saved”
Leverages spiritual urgency and guilt by framing Easter as personally urgent rather than seasonal, pressuring readers into a binary of acceptance or loss.
“the Middle East -- the very place Jesus once walked -- is again consumed by war”
Establishes a narrative template that frames current geopolitical conflict as a direct confrontation with the sacred history of Christianity, predetermining how all subsequent facts should be interpreted.
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